RAF LOCKING

F (Supermarine) Flight

226th Craft Apprentice Entry 1972 to 1973

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Click on the icon above to expand the photograph. This was the official photo of F Flight (later to become Supermarine Flight - or was it the other way round?) of the 226th Craft Apprentice Entry at RAF Locking, taken outside the Apprentices Mess sometime in 1972 or 1973. It is the Ground Radio Apprentices of the 226th entry, not the Ground Radar Apprentices of the entry which were a different flight.

It is published on this page for interest only. My thanks or apologies go to the RAF Locking Apprentices Association for pinching the emblems above from their web page.

With help from readers of these pages, I hope to eventually fill in all the names of the people in the photo and list their present or last known status. I am not including present or last known locations as this may have security or privacy implications.

Instead of cluttering up this page with loads of names, I have split them up into three pages - Front Row, Middle Row and Back Row of the photo.

These pages were first published in March 1999 and the few names entered in the tables at that time are correct only as far as I can remember them. My apologies to all those whose names I cannot remember - well is has been over a quarter of a century! If you can supply any of the missing names or correct any which I have already entered then, please e-mail me by clicking on "Send e-mail". If you can identify anyone, please make sure that you state accurately the row and position of the person that you are telling me about.

Latest Updates:

30 Oct 2000: Rex Hunt (119 Entry) F Flight's Cpl Apprentice supplied the names of the Sgt and CO.

04 Nov 2000: More names from Jim Mackay (ex 224/226).

05 Aug 2010: Updates received from Pete Linacre.

21 Feb 2011: Alan Usher pointed out by Rob Taylor.

06 Apr 2011: Graham Philips added details of Malcolm Green.

25 May 2011: Bill Martin confirmed the death of Mac McPhearson.

08 Feb 2012: Received update from Trevor Hindson.

10 Apr 2012: Bill Martin confirmed the year of death of Mac McPhearson.

17 Apr 2012: Received update from Flt/Lt Brian Canniford informing me that he was not deceased.